Carol Goldberg has lived in Brooklyn for most of her life, way before it became the ultra-hip borough it now is. She was an art major in college, worked various…

826NYC’s centers and satellites have been bustling with students for after-school tutoring, field trips, and workshops since September. Now, programming is back in our East Harlem Writers’ Room. Launched in…

Joanne is a Brooklyn native and graduated Macaulay Honors College at Baruch College. In her spare time, she likes to listen to “actual play” podcasts and read Sci-Fi/Fantasy books. How…

We are excited to welcome our CUNY Service Corps members for the 2017-2018 school year! We introduce to you Giovanni Holmes who will be working in our Writers’ Room, Reather…

826NYC is proud to announce its first-ever cohort of Teaching Artists! These dynamic and experienced writers and educators will be running our in-schools and partnership residencies across New York City.…

On July 25th, 17-year-old Isiah “Izzy” Tamar, winner of the first 826NYC and David Zwirner Book Award, read four of his recent pieces to a crowd of friends from both…

Meet 826NYC’s Volunteer Committee! The 826NYC Volunteer Committee (VolComm) is a group of dedicated volunteers who provide integral support to 826NYC staff and the volunteer community at large. VolComm was…

826NYC is pleased to announce the William Peter Blatty Award for outstanding writing by a young author. The $1,000 award will be given to an 826NYC student, from either our…

David Zwirner Books and 826NYC are pleased to announce our first annual student literary prize—awarded together—to Isiah Tamar, a 17-year-old high school senior from Coney Island. Isiah’s poem, In Coney,…

826NYC has two new publications, Time Travel Is Nerve-Wracking and Food Defenders, from the imaginations of New York City’s young creative writers. Time Travel Is Nerve-Wracking, is a collection of…